Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 1947

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 1947. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 1947 are New Year's Day (Wednesday, January 1), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Tuesday, February 4), Eid al-Fitr (Monday, August 18), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Tuesday, August 19), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Wednesday, August 20), Arafat Day (Friday, October 24), Eid al-Adha (Saturday, October 25), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Sunday, October 26), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Monday, October 27), Islamic New Year (Friday, November 14), Commemoration Day (Monday, December 1), National Day (Tuesday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Wednesday, December 3).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1947: Aug 16–Aug 20 (5 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Oct 24–Oct 27 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Nov 14–Nov 16 (3 days, Islamic New Year); Nov 29–Dec 3 (5 days, Commemoration Day, National Day, National Day (day 2)).

The weekend in United Arab Emirates is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Official holidays for the public and private sectors (Cabinet Resolution 27 of 2024). The Cabinet may move a holiday next to a weekend, and Eid dates depend on the moon sighting.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.